English is a [silly] language. There is no egg in an eggplant. No ham in a hamburger, and, neither pine or apple in a pineapple. English muffins were not invented in England. French fries were not invented in France.
We sometimes take English for granted, but if we examine its paradoxes, we find that…quicksand takes you down slowly; boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
If writers write, how come fingers don’t fing? Shouldn’t the plural of phone booth be phone beeth? If the teacher taught, why can’t the preacher praught? What the heck does a humanitarian eat?! Why do people recite a play, yet play at a recital? Park on driveways and drive on parkways?
Let’s face it. English is a silly language.
Taken from the IRA Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota at http:www.ahajokes.com/eng.html
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